The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-26

OAAS NA WV tASub0Ay H0VU41y
authorized the First National bank Of Madi-
con, Neb., to begin business with . capital OF
t5o,O0c.
The treasury department on Wednesday re-
ceived application for payment Of interest on
sS,3l0,e50 bond, making altogether to tire
10th inst. s9,soe. SEQ.
The president parioned William swceny,
sentenced to serve a term Of I've years In the
Albany penitentiary for robbery, on account
Of his good war record.
Applications wcre received at Inc treasury
department Thursdsy for prepayment of in
terest on losses amounting to e, s..s, 300, maxi
ing the total to date e65, 6lO,45O.
Secretary Fairchild Thursday appointed
John a. Keat!cy, Of Iowa, to be chief Of the
miscellaneous division of the second comptrol.
ler's Office, vice Oscar Harvey, dismissed.
j. b. Page, q book keeper of the large
stationary house ofC. q. Bcnchemin g. Co.,
Of Montreal, raised a sos check to t25, 900, on
the Jaeques Cartier bauk, Tuesday, had it
cashed, and %abscondcd.
Ths comptroller Of the currency has de.
clared the first dividend Of IS per cent. in
favor Of the creditors OF the First National
bank Of Livingston, NJ. T., on claims proved
amounting to t2as. $50.
The United States currency having accumu
lated n supply of 81 and g silver certificates
sufficient to meet the current heavy demand,
was arranged for the prompt delivery of these
L vCtn, 4. knVl.o v.,,lurc o-A -aL..- --,s--
the required deposit from and after Monday.
The issue Of the Sc notes has been suspended
since the LIST of May last.
The interior department authorities are
coming to the conclusion that the detail Of
army officers for the care of Yellowstonc park
is preferable to the employment OF c%iviliao
superintendent, and 1t is not unlikely that
Secretary Lamar will make a recommendation
to the coming congress that for the present
no further appropriation for salaries for
civilian supsrintendents be made. The park
has never been better managed than under
Capt. Harris, Of the FIRST cavalry, who has
had charge of it since a partisan general In
congress threw Col. Wear, of Missouri, out Of
his j,b as Superintendent into a better one u.
chief of divi ion in the pension flee, AID the
secretary Is disposed to leave the park in the
hands Of army officers.
The latest news from the scst OF the Ute
outbreak in Colorado is to the effect tina,
Sheriff Kendall C ,me into Meckcr Wednesday
night, bringing with him four of Co,orow'-
men for the purpose Of holding a pow. WOW.
The Indians asked that fifteen days he grant.
ed them In which to ,each their reservation in
Utah, aud aacscort through the scttlcmenton
'h-ir return to Colcrow. Two men were sent
with them aud when outside OF town tie
Indians turned upon the escort with krive,
ard severely wounded them. The whites were
also fired upon by a party of Utes ia ambush,
but neither was lit. Sheriff Kendall hes
tclegraphed CIV. Adams that no tim. should
be lost IN pushing troops to the front. l1is-
United STAKES marshal Wednesday t%rlegrap'xd
Gen. Crook that the assistance of the ULiteu
States troops is urgently needed.
The secretary of the navy Monday awarded
contracts for the contract for fv. new nsva.
vessels, for with bids We're cpcncd recently.
Cramp Il Sons haze secured the contract to
oli!d tao, the Union Steel Works, of Sar
Frsnci.c,,one, and N. F. Palmer, r., & Co,
# Nav Yaris. R,ac!l's assignees, two The
bid OF the Cninn Iron WORKS for cruiser Nc. b
vas SIS. to1 over that of Cranp & Sons. Tn.
secretary lett I. to the president to dactd.
.hcsiicr TIE Nia vi the Upion Iron works was
a fall price for tile work. The president made
rel ly, In which he stated that tie differ-uc.
you'd not more than cover the difference
against the Pacific coast Of the cost of noes.
sary transportation and the bid nut being IL
excess Of a fair cost Of such a ship, ue direct
Cd that the award be made 10 the C.'i!orniu
irm in accordance with the Instructions OF
congress.